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Thanksgiving holiday travel ramping up in Central Florida

Thanksgiving holiday travel ramping up in Central Florida Central Florida’s roads and skies are about to get busy as the Thanksgiving holiday travel season approaches. (WFTV)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida’s roads and skies are about to get busy as the Thanksgiving holiday travel season approaches.

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The Florida Department of Transportation says the days before and after Thanksgiving are the busiest travel week of the year.

AAA is predicting a record 4.5 million Floridians are expected to travel 50 miles or more.

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Officials say safety needs to be the top focus for drivers on the roads.

Channel 9 is giving an inside look at FDOT’s operations and how it’s working to keep things moving through the holidays.

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